Food fortification : the evidence, ethics, and politics of adding nutrients to food /
by Mark Lawrence.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
part 1. The evidential, ethical, and political underpinnings of food fortification. Food fortification evidence and ethics -- Food fortification politics: the actors, activities, and agendas -- Investigating food fortification -- part 2. The case studies. Case study 1: Universal salt iodisation -- Case study 2: Mandatory flour fortification with folic acid -- Case study 3: Mandatory milk fortification with vitamin D -- part 3. Insights from the past and present, and a view to the future. Insights for food fortification and public health -- A view to the future.
'Food Fortification' critically analyses mandatory food fortification as a technology for protecting and promoting public health through presenting the findings from research investigation into three topical case studies.